| Date: | Friday 11 March 1983 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 |
| Owner/operator: | AVENSA |
| Registration: | YV-67C |
| MSN: | 47025/106 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 50 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Barquisimeto Airport (BRM) -
 Venezuela
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Caracas Airport (CCS/SVMI) |
| Barquisimeto Airport (BRM/SVBM) |
The DC-9 landed hard in fog 1015 m beyond the runway threshold following an ILS approach. The landing gear collapsed, causing the aircraft to slide off the runway and break up.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Improper in-flight decisions and inadequate supervision of the flight.
Sources:
Location
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Caracas-Simon Bolivar Airport (CCS); March 1978
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